Paper Cuts: Recovering the Paper Landscape (Worldwatch paper)
By Unknown Author.
Description
Global consumption of wood fiber for papermaking can be cut by more than 50 percent, reports a new study by the Worldwatch Institute. This reduction can be achieved through a combination of trimming paper consumption in industrial countries, improving papermaking efficiency, and expanding the use of recycled and nonwood materials, according to Janet Abramovitz and Ashley Mattoon, co-authors of Paper Cuts: Recovering the Paper Landscape. "We have the tools at hand to dramatically lessen the impact of paper on the world's forests, as well as to reduce energy use, air and water poll...
ISBN(s)
1878071513, 9781878071514
